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PlayStation Store Update

Hi Everyone –
This week, the folks at Konami are excited to bring you the new PSN Release Puddle! Relying on the physics of water and other fluids (hot magma anyone?) in ever-evolving environments, you’ll need to guide the fluid flow with precision to get to the goal. While it seems like a simple concept, the gameplay requires a fun puzzle-focused mentality where you must tilt the entire environment, balancing the push of each fluid’s unique properties with the pull of environmental factors of gravity, friction, and obstacles. With PlayStation Move compatibility, and a demo available as well, Puddle is set to make a big splash on PlayStation Network.

You may have seen EA’s news predicting the Super Bowl winners with Madden NFL 12. If you haven’t picked up this year’s edition yet, you can set up your own Super Bowl match yourself as it’s now available in the PS3 Full Games category. Joining it is also Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, its predecessor Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, and Mini Ninjas. PlayStation Plus subscribers will have access to a 1 hour rental of all of these via Full Game Trials as well.

Twisted Metal fans; the big day is almost here. Although you won’t be able to buy the game until February 14th, the demo is now available to download! Get your hands on the new online multiplayer experience in classic Free for All or the all-new Nuke mode. In other demo news, Syndicate is also now available to try via a 4 player co-op demo.

Since the new PlayStation Plus content for February, announced earlier today, won’t be hitting until next week, this week is your last chance to get some of January’s free content like Back To The Future: The Game – Full Series, PS one Classics Syphon Filter 1-3, and PSN Game Sword and Soldiers. But with January’s final update for Plus subscribers, there’s plenty of new Full Game Trials as well as some great new free Avatars and Themes. Check out the Abstract Art theme in particular.

That’s all for this week. Check out the full details of this week’s update below, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below or join the discussion on the PlayStation Community forums in the Official PlayStation Store Update thread.

PlayStation Plus

PSN Games

Puddle ($9.99)
In this one of a kind game experience, guide puddles of fluid (a cup of water, a drop of dew, molten lava, and others) through a variety of beautifully designed environments (the human body, a garden, a foundry, and more).
ESRB rated T
File size 1.08 GB

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days ($19.99)
What would you not do for love? For acceptance? When would you give-up? For Kane & Lynch, there is no limit.
ESRB rated M
File size 8.1 GB

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men ($14.99)
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men – a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong. This volatile partnership combined with innovative technologies allow for an unparalleled gaming experience.
ESRB rated M
File size 10 GB

Mini Ninjas ($19.99)
Join Hiro, the smallest hero on the biggest adventure, as he embarks on an epic and electrifying quest to restore harmony to a world on the brink of chaos. Use your skills and mighty Ninja training to battle a magical army of evil Samurai.
ESRB rated E10+
File size 6.3 GB

Syndicate Demo
Syndicate is a re-imagination of the classic 1993 Syndicate game – a cyber punk FPS set in a dystopian world where large Syndicates rule and Business is War. In the 4-player co-op demo, team-up to take down rival Syndicate Cayman Global as you battle for market dominance and your life. Some takeovers are more hostile than others.
ESRB rated M
File size 620 MB

Puddle Demo
Check out this demo! In this one of a kind game experience, guide puddles of fluid (a cup of water, a drop of dew, molten lava, and others) through a variety of beautifully designed environments (the human body, a garden, a foundry, and more). But to do so, you must tilt the environment, balancing the push of each fluid’s unique properties with the pull of environmental factors of gravity, friction, and obstacles.
ESRB rated T
File size 1.08 GB

The King Of Fighters XIII Unlock Icons ($2.99)
The entire Customize Icon set for personalizing your online match profile is available to purchase. *These icons can also be unlocked by playing the game. With the triumphant return of fan favorite characters like Mai, K’, and Vice, extensive refinement of the core fighting engine based on community feedback, and vastly improved network functionality, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII represents the HD entry in the series that fans have been waiting for.
File size 6 KB

Soulcalibur V Downloadable Music Pack 1 ($2.99)
This pack contains the stage music tracks: BRAVELY FOLK SONG, HORANGI ARIRANG, SOUL AND SWORD, THE WIND AND CLOUDS, and WORLD ATLAS COLLAPSED from SOUL BLADE. This content should only be purchased by those who have not already purchased one or more of the background music tracks in this pack.
File size 138 KB

Soulcalibur V Downloadable Music Pack 2 ($2.99)
This pack contains the background music tracks: CHASING DOWNSTREAM, DUELISTS, THE CURSED IMAGE, UNBLESSED SOUL, and WING OF FAITH from SOULCALIBUR. This content should only be purchased by those who have not already purchased one or more of the background music tracks in this pack.
File size 138 KB

Rock Band 3
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

PlayStation Store for PSP

Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront)

Naruto Shippuden: UN Impact ($39.99)
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja Impact revolutionizes the Ultimate Ninja series with the all new ‘Rush Battle System’. With this new battle system, players are challenged to trust their instincts as they face off against hordes of enemies in 1 Vs. 100 battles! Players will also be treated to a variety of giant boss battles to test their tactical prowess. Also experience the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN storyline from Naruto and Sasuke’s point of view.
ESRB rated T
File size 899 MB

What happened to the HotShots Golf/Tennis PSP dual pack? In December 3 were announced, 2 were released last week. Did the hotshots one get cancelled? Was really hoping to see it today as its the last week in January and the post about them said they would all be out in January. :(

There are now more than half as many PS3 disc games on PSN as there are PS1 games. And this isn’t even counting HD Collection titles seperately, or games that were released on disc in other regions but not here. First the total amount of Minis surpassed the amount of PS1 games, now… probably by June… there will be more PS3 than PS1. Its quite unfortunate we can’t get an equal release of both game types as opposed to dripfeeding one, and flooding the other.

Its gonna be really stupid to release the Mass Effect 3 demo weeks after Reckoning comes out, when the demo itself unlocks stuff for Reckoning, which would have already been out and ppl would already be well into the game itself.

Why aren’t the three games from the Prince of Persia HD Collection, and the three games from the Splinter Cell HD Collection listed in the store as “PS3 Full Games”? They were indeed released on discs here in north america. It seems like an odd oversight. All of the other HD Collection titles are listed as full PS3 games. :?

@Sindred: You do realize that Twisted Metal has basically been a MP-only game since it’s inception, right? I mean, yes you can play it by yourself, but then you’re playing with bots. I’m sure the vast majority of people who are going to buy it are doing so with the main intention of playing it online. To release anything but a MP demo would have been stupid. If you’re really not interested in a MP demo of what is essentially a MP game, then don’t bother buying it, either.
This is all, of course, assuming that is the demo you’re talking about, since it’s the only one released this week that is listed as a multiplayer demo. >.>

Anywho, nice simple update for the week. Maybe I’ll grab Mahjong Tales for $5. Seems like a good price for it.

Oh yeah, on an editorial note, if you’re considering buying Kane & Lynch 2, here’s some free advice. Take your $20 and instead buy a nice and shiny new hammer and then smash yourself in the head and face a couple hundred times. The enjoyment quotient should favor beating yourself to death. You have been warned and you’re welcome.

K, gonna try asking again. Did the hotshots golf/tennis PSP dualpack get cancelled? 3 dualpacks were announced in december. 2 of those were on the store last week, with no mention of the hotshots one. They were all announced for January. Would really like to know if the last one is still planned or not. Thanks.

Do u know the status of PSP retail games being converted digitally for PSP owners who didn’t download the games. Similar to what Japan had, I’m sure a lot of us PSP owners want to play Crisis Core and Birth By Sleep on the Vita, any info would be much appreciated.

#42, great idea! But only if we can change the background color.
Also, let’s get that Life With PlayStation earth as a PS+ dynamic background. I read somewhere that it was scrapped as the default PS3 background in favor of the ribbon.
While you’re at it, rename the “original” background to “sparks” and release make “original’ instead have PlayStation button icons instead.